Jake Bauers back with Milwaukee Brewers, signs minor league contract
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 03: Jake Bauers #9 of the Milwaukee Brewers rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against the New York Mets during Game Three of the Wild Card Series at American Family Field on October 03, 202
MILWAUKEE - Jake Bauers and the Milwaukee Brewers agreed Monday, Jan. 6 to a minor league contract, and the first baseman will report to major league spring training.
Bauers became a free agent on Nov. 4 when he refused an outright assignment by the Brewers to Triple-A Nashville.
The 29-year-old hit .199 with a .301 on-base percentage, 12 homers, 43 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 116 games and 346 plate appearances for Milwaukee last season, striking out a career-high 118 times.
He also hit a seventh-inning homer off José Buttó that broke a scoreless tie in the decisive Game 3 of the Wild Card Series against the New York Mets, who rallied in the ninth to win 4-2.
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Bauers has a .208 batting average with 51 homers and 183 RBIs in five seasons with Tampa Bay (2018), Cleveland (2019, '21), Seattle (2021), the New York Yankees (2023) and the Brewers (2024).
Brewers acquire right-handed pitcher Grant Anderson from Rangers
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed pitcher Grant Anderson from the Texas Rangers in exchange for left-handed pitcher Mason Molina, the team announced Thursday, Jan. 2.
Rhys Hoskins is projected to start at first base for the Brewers.